Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 21]

[Vanden Crash]

What a bummer, Brighton is overrated

[QBee]

I watched that TV series recently about night cops - Brighton is another place added to the list of towns and cities I won't be visiting.
Bradford, Birmingham, and Bristol are already on that list - what is it about places starting with B?

[Beaurepaire Canary]

QBee said:

I watched that TV series recently about night cops - Brighton is another place added to the list of towns and cities I won't be visiting.
Bradford, Birmingham, and Bristol are already on that list - what is it about places starting with B?

updating your user name to Qbee_not_for_me ?

[QBee]

Beaurepaire Canary said:

QBee said:

I watched that TV series recently about night cops - Brighton is another place added to the list of towns and cities I won't be visiting.
Bradford, Birmingham, and Bristol are already on that list - what is it about places starting with B?

updating your user name to Qbee_not_for_me ?

Probably just getting grumpy(er) as I get older. I want to retire but cannot just yet.

[devnull]

My current challenge is to find a within thread limit smoker barge that also qualifies for the Bristol Clean Air fee exemption.

So thats 2006 or newer petrol or roughly 2015+ Diesel.

I got all excited and started to think about Phaetons (not quite in thread budget, but i do 2500 miles a year so could tolerate a clean higher milage example) but theyre all Diesels.

[BenS94]

RicksAlfas said:

BenS94 said:

Does the colour (mis)match seem as noticeable to the naked eye?

Was a genuine question - I didn't notice the door being open, and honestly not intended to sound arsey, as I know cameras are as good at hiding stuff as they can be at highlighting, but it's clearly been taken that way... whoops!

[gobuddygo]

devnull said:

My current challenge is to find a within thread limit smoker barge that also qualifies for the Bristol Clean Air fee exemption.

So thats 2006 or newer petrol or roughly 2015+ Diesel.

I got all excited and started to think about Phaetons (not quite in thread budget, but i do 2500 miles a year so could tolerate a clean higher milage example) but theyre all Diesels.

I've just put the reg in of my 2003 X350 XJ6 and its come back as no charge.

[Beaurepaire Canary]

gobuddygo said:

devnull said:

My current challenge is to find a within thread limit smoker barge that also qualifies for the Bristol Clean Air fee exemption.

So thats 2006 or newer petrol or roughly 2015+ Diesel.

I got all excited and started to think about Phaetons (not quite in thread budget, but i do 2500 miles a year so could tolerate a clean higher milage example) but theyre all Diesels.

I've just put the reg in of my 2003 X350 XJ6 and its come back as no charge.

Qbee - you grumpy ol' bugger ()

i see it now - it's the clean air zones, innit !?

They bring out the worst in everyone don't they !!

(you need to add Bath to "your" exclusion zone I think...?)

[RicksAlfas]

BenS94 said:

RicksAlfas said:

BenS94 said:

Does the colour (mis)match seem as noticeable to the naked eye?

Was a genuine question - I didn't notice the door being open, and honestly not intended to sound arsey, as I know cameras are as good at hiding stuff as they can be at highlighting, but it's clearly been taken that way... whoops!

[Beaurepaire Canary]

gobuddygo said:

devnull said:

My current challenge is to find a within thread limit smoker barge that also qualifies for the Bristol Clean Air fee exemption.

So thats 2006 or newer petrol or roughly 2015+ Diesel.

I got all excited and started to think about Phaetons (not quite in thread budget, but i do 2500 miles a year so could tolerate a clean higher milage example) but theyre all Diesels.

I've just put the reg in of my 2003 X350 XJ6 and its come back as no charge.

Thread fave LS460?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106113...

or Phaeton's cousin A8 ?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209109...

or...dammit, an X350 !

[Macron]

Plenty of new model petrols from c2001 that met euro 4. Bath only charging commercial vehicles. For now.

[21st Century Man]

21st Century Man said:

It's Friday!

My temporary barge from a rent a wreck outfit, Guts car rental. 2 months rental with all the insurance options ticked, a new set of winter tyres and a fresh Shaken. £600.

Friday news. The heater didn't work on the Move so I took it back and they swopped me into this...



A 2004 Subaru R2. The visibility is poor and the interior isn't as spacious, no front bench, flat floor, centre armrest, column shift or foot brake either. I much preferred the Move which was pretty barge like, this isn't

It is a smoother engine though, having four cylinders to it's 658cc rather than three.

[tobinen]

I never knew Subaru made small cars after the Justy.

Happy Friday all. I have a desire for this but I can't afford it. I don't know how the logistics would work with a car on Swiss plates in Portugal, but what a road trip.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1500575

[Krikkit]

tobinen said:

Happy Friday all. I have a desire for this but I can't afford it. I don't know how the logistics would work with a car on Swiss plates in Portugal, but what a road trip.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1500575

Gorgeous, feels a bit toppy for 210Mm, but I suppose they're pretty bloody rare.

[21st Century Man]

Ad suggests a respray and an engine rebuild, perhaps it is properly sorted and refreshed?

[biggbn]

21st Century Man said:

21st Century Man said:

It's Friday!

My temporary barge from a rent a wreck outfit, Guts car rental. 2 months rental with all the insurance options ticked, a new set of winter tyres and a fresh Shaken. £600.

Friday news. The heater didn't work on the Move so I took it back and they swopped me into this...



A 2004 Subaru R2. The visibility is poor and the interior isn't as spacious, no front bench, flat floor, centre armrest, column shift or foot brake either. I much preferred the Move which was pretty barge like, this isn't

It is a smoother engine though, having four cylinders to it's 658cc rather than three.

I ran a 1998 move with an 850cc triple for tens of thousands of trouble free miles, sliding rear seat meant four 6ft plus 18stone plus doormen were transported around Scotland at seemingly unfeasible speeds several days a week.

[anonymous-user]

Looks like Gerald has moved on from dog eared X Types and X350s....

[ChocolateFrog]

Like a low rent Gulzer.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

ChocolateFrog said:

Like a low rent Gulzer.

I miss him. He seemed a decent chap with a good sense of self-deprecating humour.

[steeevvvooo]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266005501507?mkcid=16&a...

Overbudget (before haggle) but it's Friday. Looks nice, but maybe that's the leaves, some sort of filter and a nice blue hue.